Sorry, but, IMHO, that's not a good photo of Travis Alexander at all. It's really creepy. On an aesthetic level, the lighting is horrible and flat. A man's face has to be lit with harsher lights in order to bring out the various planes of his face and gives a certain rougher, more masculine texture to a portrait. (Women are lit differently, softer, more diffuse lighting. Just check out any soap opera. The lighting is way different for Nikki than for Victor, as an example.) To me, Travis looks posed, and tired. His posture is slumping. His arms are disproportionate because the angle used in the photo was poorly chosen. His jacket is too buttoned so it's bunching up and makes him look paunchy. He looks like he has no neck. Travis's fingers look as though they are about to be folded--poor timing of the photo. His hands are too high. The photo in the top righthand corner should have been removed--it's fighting Travis's face for attention. The same for whatever is on the shelf behind his head. Should not be there if what looks like it's supposed to be a shot of Travis looking strong and focused. The background is unattractive, and it should have been cleared or reorganized before a shot was taken. Not enough space above his head--poor cropping, poor original framing of the photo.
For me, the absolutely worst part of this photo is the weird shadow that goes across Travis's throat, symbolically almost separating his body from his head. It's foreshadowing of the worst kind.
